Tiafoe sets quarter-final clash with Nakashima at Atlanta

American Frances Tiafoe, the No 4 seed, reached the last eight of the Atlanta Open by winning against Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel 7-5, 6-4 at the Atlantic Stadion on Wednesday evening.

Tiafoe, ranked No 29, will face American Brandon Nakashima, the No 8 seed, next.

Tiafoe is into his first quarter-final at Atlanta – the world No 29 improves to 16-14 on the season.

Daniel, ranked No 101, defeated American Sebastian Korda (1-6, 6-1, 6-3) in the previous round.

Atlanta ATP 250, other second-round matches (Atlantic Stadion, hard, USD 792.980, most recent results first):

• Ben Shelton vs. John Isner
• Alex De Minaur vs. James Duckworth
• Jenson Brooksby vs. Mackenzie McDonald
• Andres Martin vs. Adrian Mannarino
• Steve Johnson vs. Ilya Ivashka
• Brandon Nakashima beat John Millman: 7-6 (8), 6-4
• Tommy Paul (5) beat SoonWoo Kwon: 6-3, 6-3

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